[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR872.3130]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 872--DENTAL DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D--Prosthetic Devices
 
Sec. 872.3130  Preformed anchor.

    (a) Identification. A preformed anchor is a device made of 
austenitic alloys or alloys containing 75 percent or greater gold or 
metals of the platinum group intended to be incorporated into a dental 
appliance, such as a denture, to help stabilize the appliance in the 
patient's mouth.
    (b) Classification. Class I. The device is exempt from the premarket 
notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter.

[52 FR 30097, Aug. 12, 1987, as amended at 59 FR 63008, Dec. 7, 1994]